Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 November 2015
502. Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out her plans to improve the residential property price register by the inclusion of readily available information, such as whether the property is a house or an apartment, the number of bedrooms, the square footage, the site area and the local authority area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37399/15]
View answerThe information contained in the Residential Property Price Register is compiled by the Property Services Regulatory Authority from information supplied to the Revenue Commissioners for Stamp Duty purposes. This information excludes floor area, number of rooms, site area or the local authority area in which the property is located. No distinction is made between houses and apartments in the information provided. The details made available on the Register are limited to price, address and date of sale. It is designed to provide, on an ongoing basis, accurate prices of residential properties purchased at a particular date. The additional information referred to by the Deputy is not readily accessible for inclusion in the Residential Property Price Register at this time. Accordingly, I understand that the Authority does not have any plans at this time to amend the type of information provided in the Register.
